Steam board



Jan. 13, 1931. J, BYRNE 1,789,213

STEAM BOARD Filed Oct. '1. 1929 2 sheet -sheet 1 27 c fohrzr AUB g rH/e VENTOR.

A TTORNEY.

Jan. 13, 1931. J. A. BYRNE 1,739,213

STEAM BOARD Filer; Oct. '7, 1929 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 J07)? fl. By/We,

INVENTOR.

BY 7, 44 r ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan, 13, 1931 um'rl nfsi'a'r azs- Jonnn. BYRNE, or ivrirrron, Missnonnsnrrs PAT F CE 1] 1- STEAM noann A lication filed October 7, 1929, SerialNo 397389;'F.

This'invention relates to apparatus of that type commonly known as steam boards and adapted for use in removing wrinkles from- A more-particular object of the present invention is to provide a steam board having an 15 internal heating coil so formed and arranged with respect to the steam-distributing pipe as to efi'ectively heat the'boa'rd and absorbiany moisture of condensation that maybe present in the steam, prior tofpassage of said steam into contact with the fabric being treatecl.

A. still further object ofthe present invention is to provide a steam board of the above kind which is extremely simpleand' durable in construction, and thoroughly eflicient and 1 A I steam heating and absorption coil consisting Z reliable in use.

' The inventionjconsists in the novel form,

I combination and arrangem'entof partshereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed. 7

In the drawings: V

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a steam board embodying the present invention. Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof. I

Figure 3 is ahorizontal longitudinal sectional view of the steam shell, the line of section being'on a plane to reveal the heating coil and steam distributor'pipe in top plan.

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse section taken on line 4- 4 of Figure 1 and drawnron an enlarged scale; and V Figure 5 is aview similar to Figure 4 of a slightly modified form of the heating and steam shell.

Referring more in detail to the drawings the present steam board comprises a suitable support embodying a standard 5 rigid with and risingfrom one end of a base 6 that may be secured by means of screws 7 or the like to distributing means within the-steam a fl oor, table or'other'support, and ahead 8 if rigid with andextendinghorizontally from the upper end of theuprightfi so as .to'ovrjhang thebaseB-asshown clearlyin Figure 1. I Rigidly fastened b'y'riveting or the like to as,

and upon the head 8 is .a steam shell" 9 ,c'onsistk 'ing of a casing of non-corrosive metal and gradually taperingnarrower from one end to the other. This casinglis composed of imperforate' side, endfand bottom walls, anol'a 160 perforated top wall, the side walls 10'being arranged in slightlyiupwardly diverging relation as shown in Figure l, the bottom wall I 11 being substantially fiat, and the top wall'12 being of transversely upwardly archedform and provided with numerous smallperforations 13 substantially throughout its entire length and width. *A finemesh wire screen 14 is placed over the perforations 13 and has its edges soldered to the shell 9, the purpose of 30 this screen being to evenly spread the steam so that it will penetrate allparts of the goods being renovated Arranged within the she'll9 is a horizontal of a U-shaped intermediate section arranged centrally of and extending substantially from end to'end of'the shell 9, and shorter outer U-shaped sections 16 disposed at opposite sides o'f'the intermediate section 15 and ex- :80. e

tending from a point adj acent' the larger end of the shell 9 to a point'substanti'ally intermediate the ends of thelatter. The other legs of the shorter .outer coil sections '16 extend othroughthe larger end'of the shell 9 where 785 i 1 they are provided withsuitable control valves 17 and 18 for respectively regulating the supof the shell 9 whereit is provided with a suitg able control valve 22 for permitting regula-' tion of the supply of steam thereto. Surrounding and arranged in spaced concentric relation to the portion of the steam distributing pipe 19 disposedwithin the wider end portion of the shell 9 is-a cylindrical casing 23 having a longitudinal series of perforations 24: in each lower side portion thereof and substantially from end to end of the same,

A suitable garment supporting crib is carried by the supportingstand of the steam board, and such crib preferably consists of an elongated substantially rectangular frame formed of tubular metal, and acordorwiremesh cribbing 26 fitting within the frame 25 and secured at its marginal edges to the latter "by'means of suitable clamps 27 or the like- The garment crib is sustained in a horizontal position beneath. the steam shell by extending an end. of the frame 25 through a transverse opening 28 in the standard 5 and engaging the oppositeiend of'the frame 25 with the upper end 'ofa supporting bar 29 which inclines downwardly toward the base 6 and is engaged at'its lower end in a socket 30carried by the latter. '1 I r In using the present steam board, the. fabric or garment is arranged on the shell 9 with any overhanging portion thereof sustained'by the garment crib to prevent its contact with the floor or other support upon which the deviceis mounted. The valvesl? and 18 are then opened to permit'the circulation of steam through the heating and absorption coil, and when the board has reached a desired temperature, the valve 22 is opened so as to permit the discharge of steam from the steam distributing pipe 19 through the bottom perforations 20 thereof. The steam issuing from-the steam-distributing pipe at the narrower end of the shell 9 will strike the bottom of the'latter and be deflected toward opposite sides of the same. thereafter rising upwardly and passing through the perforations 13 into and through the garment or fabric being treated. In order, to

insure proper-"lateral distribution of the steam in the wider end of the shell 9, the 'casing .23 is provided. At this point the steam'enierging from the distributing pipe 19 isdeflected laterally by the bottom of the casing 23,. passing outwardly through the perforations 24 of the latter in a downward and lateral direction 'This obviously effects the desired lateral distribution of the steam in the'wider end of the shell9, and as the steam rises it passes the side sections 16 of the heating coil so as to have any water of condensation efiectively absorbed therefrom. In a like manner, the steamrisln'g-in the narrower end of the shell9 passes the adjacent portion of the intermediate heating coil section 15 so as to be properly dried before passing through the top of the shell into contact with the fabric or garment,

The construction above described with respect to Figures 1 to 4 inclusive is particularly adapted for use where a supply oficoniparatively dry' steam is available, but when steam containing considerable moisture must be used, the modified construction of Figure 5 is preferably employed. The construction of Figure 5 is quite similar to that of F 1gvures 1 to 4 inclusive except that the legs of V the coil sections ligand 16 are preferably arranged in--transversely'-arched formation as shown clearly in said Figure 5, and suitable baffle "plates 31 are mounted within the shell 9 directly abovethelegs ofthe heating and absorption coil. As shown, a bafile is dis- "posed between each pair of adjacentl'egs" .of the coil sections 15 and -16fan'd-at the outer side oflthelegs; of the colt-sections 16, the longitudinal edges of said baffle being ex-' tended to a point slightly spaced from such 'legs of the coil sections to provide restricted passages for the flow: of steam between the longitudinal edges of the baffleand the legs of the heating coil. In this way the steam is causcdtopass in-intimate contact with'the legs ofthe heating coil .so that the steam laden with considerablemoisturewill be effectively dried before passing 4 through the top of the shell9 into contact with the, fabric or garment being renovated. Otherwise, the

construction of Figure 5 is similar .tothat of Figure 4 and corresponding, parts are designated by likereference characters.

What I claim as new is: a

V 1.. A steam board including a support, a

steam shell mounted on said support, said shell being of flat-like form and tapering from oneend to the other, said steam shell may be circulated through said heating and absorption coil, a steam distributing pipe arranged centrally of and extending substantially from end to end of said shell beneath the" intermediate section of the heating and absorption coil andhaving bottom outlet perforations therein substantially from'end to end of the same, and means for supplying steam to said distributing pipe. 2..A.steamboard includinga support, a

tapered steam shell mounted on said support and having perforations in the top thereof substantially throughout the length and width of the same, means for supplying steam to the interior of said shell including a perforated steam distributing pipe extending centrally and substantially from end to end of said shell, and a steam heating and absorption coil arranged within the steam shell above said distributing pipe, said heating and absorption coil comprising an intermediate section overlying the distributing pipe and extending from end to end of the steam shell and shorter side sections arranged in the wider end portion of said steam shell at opposite sides of said intermediate section.

3. A structure as specifiedin claim 2 wherein a casing surrounds the distributing pipe for the portions of the length thereof located within the wider end portion of the shell, and wherein said casing is provided with longitudinal rows of perforations in the lower side portions thereof to effect lateral distribution of the steam issuing from the distributing pipe within the wider end portion of the steam shell.

4. A steam board including a support, a tapered steam shell mounted on said support and having perforations in the top thereof substantially throughout the length and width of the same, means for supplying steam to the interior of said shell including a perforated steam distributing pipe extending V centrally and substantially from end to end of said shell, and a steam heating and absorption coil arranged within the steam shell above said distributing pipe, said heating and absorption coil comprising an intermediate section overlying the distributing pipe and extending from end to end of the steam shell and shorter side sections arranged in the wider end portion of said steam shell at opposite sides of said intermediate section, said coil sections comprising U-shap-ed members having the legs thereof spaced apart, and baflles arranged above and extending between adj acent'pairs of legs of said coil sections,.the longitudinal edges of said bafiies ext-ending into close proximity with said legs of the coil 7 steam shell.-

sections to cause intimate contact of the steam tially from end to end of sai'd shell beneath the intermediate section of the heating and absorption coil and having bottom outlet per- 1 v forations therein substantially from end to V end of the same, and:i'n1eans for supplying steam to said distributingpipe, the top of said steam shell being'of transversely upwardly V arched form, and said shell having imperforate upwardly diverging side walls and a flat imperforate bottom wall.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. JOHN :A. BYRNE.

with the latter in passing upwardly from the Vdistributing pipe through the top of the 5. A steam board including a support, a steam shell mounted on said support, said shell being of flat-like form and tapering from one end to the other, said steam shell may be circulated through said heating and absorption coil, a steam distributing pipe arranged centrally of and extending substan- 

